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Category Archives: TV

Finding a Coveted Connection with Home Three Thousand Miles Away

25 March, 2010

I’m 2,700 miles from home, my business is finished for the day, and all I want in this world at 3:00 Pacific Coast Time on Wednesday is some manner of sports bar within walking distance of my Orange County, California, hotel, one that will afford me a plausible shot at watching the Capitals and Penguins [...]

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Big Letdown in the Big Apple (until Happy Hour)

21 March, 2010

Business travel delivered me to the Big Apple late this week, where I had a chance to visit the NHL Store on 6th Avenue. I’d been warned for a couple of years now to prepare to be underwhelmed by its inventory and overall impact on the NYC shopper, but the weather was spectacular for walking [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Hartford Whalers, National Hockey League, Washington Capitals | Comments (6)

Oh So Worth Another Look

15 March, 2010

Now this is an unassisted tally if there ever was one — Nick Backstrom initiating his game-winning goal on Sunday with a deft stick-check of Troy Brouwer deep in his own end, then going coast-to-coast to occasion tears into the Windy City’s green river:

Also filed in 2 Points, Chicago Blackhawks, Media, National Hockey League, Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals | Comments (9)

Fun with Video on a Rainy Weekend

14 March, 2010

If ever there was a Blockbuster/NetFlix video weekend, it’s this one in D.C. — maybe five inches of rain Noah’s Ark-ing us across the region. Fortunately, hockey has no shortage of video material to amuse us by. Just this week, thanks to Puck Daddy, we learned of the existence of a marvelous line of clips [...]

Also filed in Boston Bruins, Media, Olaf Kolzig, Washington Capitals | Comments (5)

In Canada, Even Pets Watched Sunday’s Gold Medal Game

2 March, 2010

It was a bit of a riptide that swirled across and through new media yesterday afternoon — more than 27 million Americans tuned in to the gold medal game on Sunday, making it the highest rated hockey on television in the States in 30 years. You had to go all the way back to Lake [...]

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Almost 30 Million Sets of American Eyeballs on Hockey Yesterday

1 March, 2010

Steve Lepore of Puck the Media offers a compelling contextualization for the American viewership numbers for yesterday’s gold medal game:  You have to go all the way back to Lake Placid 30 years ago to find numbers better than yesterday’s for the NBC broadcast. “Sunday afternoon’s USA vs. Canada gold medal hockey game, that NBC’s [...]

Also filed in Media, USA Hockey, Vancouver Olympics | Comments (0)

Middle-of-the-Night Olympic Hockey Following Overseas

25 February, 2010

Last night, I finished my three hour-long script writing class at 6 p.m. It took me 15 minutes to cycle through the soaking and traffic-packed streets of London to my cozy flat, where a night of sport was about to consume me. First thing’s first, though. Nap time. When you’re trying to follow these Olympics, [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Olympic hockey, USA Hockey, Vancouver Olympics, Washington Capitals | Comments (1)

Have the Admin Asst. Hold Yours Calls — Hockey’s on All Day

24 February, 2010

In about 30 minutes’ time I’ll begin some serious multi-tasking in my office. Around 10:30 I’ll begin following John Walton’s online call of the Hershey Bears’ schoolday game in Cleveland against the Lake Erie Monsters, a rematch of last Saturday’s 4-1 Bears’ triumph. The American League, to its credit, schedules a handful of these mid-morning [...]

Also filed in American Hockey League, Hershey Bears, John Walton, Media, Olympic hockey, USA Hockey | Comments (3)

Keith Olberman’s Never Seen These Numbers

23 February, 2010

Holy Congested-on-Cable, Batman! You gotta figure NBC will ponder moving the Winter Classic over to MSNBC now, and see if it can’t locate an ice dancing competition for New Years afternoon for the big outlet. Tip of the hat to Steve Lepore of Puck the Media for rounding up more impressive TV numbers from Sunday [...]

Also filed in Media, Vancouver Olympics | Comments (14)

High Drama in Aboriginal Dress

22 February, 2010

Pictured here: lead players from last night’s ice dancing competition at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, Russians Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin, whom NBC chose to spotlight in prime time in lieu of a certain high-profile hockey game. Core demographic served: those who should be cross-checked in the head.

Also filed in Media, Olympic hockey | Comments (10)

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